Me, too. Exactly the same story, and it sounds like for much the same reasons.
For quite a few years now, anytime anyone wants to talk about the NBA, I say something like, "Thanks but, I really couldn't care less about gangsta-ball."
"National Felons League"... I like it. Thanks; I've been wondering what to call the NFL.
Been a quarter of a century, for me, and I haven't looked back...
the infowarrior